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nObOdY wAnTs tO wOrK aNyMoRe (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Open source exists where often nobody gets payed

[–] Honytawk 6 points 11 months ago

They still do it for a reason.

Sometimes that reason is just "I want it like that but it doesn't exist"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There are plenty of reasons to work for "free" in FOSS. Having contributed to a valued project looks great on a CV, and sometimes it's just for passion.